Lahore: The agenda of the partition of the Sub-continent remains incomplete without granting the right of self-determination to the people of Jammu and Kashmir, while the liberation of Indian Illegally Occupied Jammu and Kashmir is the legitimate right of the Kashmiri people. These views were expressed during a roundtable discussion titled 'The Kashmir Dispute: Challenges to Regional Stability between Two Nuclear Powers,' organized by the Press Information Department on the occasion of Kashmir Solidarity Day in Lahore.
According to Radio Pakistan, renowned journalists, analysts, experts, and intellectuals who participated in the discussion included Mujib-ur-Rehman Shami, Salman Ghani, Najam Wali Khan, Malik Salman, Tariq Ghori, Noorullah, Sajjad Parvez, Dr. Fauzia Hadi Ali, Dr. Arsha Saleem Mir, Malik Shakeel, and others. Senior journalist Mujib-ur-Rehman Shami said the entire Pakistani nation is united on the Kashmir issue and stressed that despite oppression, coercion, and state terrorism, India cannot suppress the Kashmiri people's right to self-determination.
Senior journalist and analyst Salman Ghani emphasized the need for the implementation of United Nations resolutions on Kashmir and urged international human rights organizations to play an effective role in halting Indian atrocities against innocent Kashmiris. Senior journalist Najam Wali Khan stated that Indian propaganda would be countered forcefully and effectively through digital media and modern communication tools.
Representative of Youth Forum for Kashmir, Tariq Ghori, said that Pakistan's consistent, principled, and diplomatic struggle has kept the Kashmir issue alive at the global level. Controller News Radio Pakistan Lahore, Sajjad Parvez stated that after success in Marka-e-Haq, Pakistan's pressure on India continues, and the country has demonstrated its defensive capabilities. Pakistan Television Lahore's Senior News Editor Malik Shakeel reiterated that without the liberation of the IIOJK, the agenda of partition remains incomplete.
Earlier, in his welcome address, Director General Press Information Department Lahore Shafqat Abbas said that Pakistan is incomplete without Kashmir and would continue to highlight the issue worldwide. He said Indian propaganda would be countered in a logical and effective manner through digital media and modern communication tools as India cannot suppress the Kashmiri freedom movement through force and will ultimately have to come to the negotiating table.
Later, a solidarity walk was also organized to express practical support for the Kashmiri people.